Title :
Work in progress - alternative approaches for capstone design courses
Author_Institution :
Indiana Univ. Purdue Univ. Indianapolis, Indianapolis
Abstract :
This paper will compare and contrast four different approaches for conducting a capstone design course, examine how the students seem to learn best and what motivated them to perform at the highest levels. Instructor and student perceptions will be measured using assessment instruments as well as subjective observations.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational courses; engineering computing; engineering education; project management; assessment instrument; capstone design courses; engineering courses; instructor perception; online courses; project management; student learning; student perception; subjective observation; Business communication; Design engineering; Instruments; Job shop scheduling; Knowledge engineering; Mechanical engineering; Project management; Proposals; Stress; Testing; capstone courses; on-line courses; project management; senior projects;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers In Education Conference - Global Engineering: Knowledge Without Borders, Opportunities Without Passports, 2007. FIE '07. 37th Annual
Conference_Location :
Milwaukee, WI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1083-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2007.4417799
